Your Top 3 Reasons...For Remaining Loyal To Carnival

[Shipbound]

The $$$,$$$ and plus I am a Diamond.

 

Gary

[ccruisequeen]

1) location. Right down the beach from our condo

 

2) price. Depending on time of year, you can't get a hotel getaway for the price

 

3) service. No making beds, cooking and clean up, and activities that keep me busy.

 

 

 

 

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[GottaLuvCruising]

What are your top 3 reasons for remaining loyal to Carnival?

 

I'm probably not "loyal" as I do sail other lines and I'm pretty much fed up with the cut-backs. However, 16 of my 36 cruises have been on Carnival. I disembarked Ruby Princess today and board Carnival Breeze Saturday. Throughout my Ruby cruise, I just kept thinking that I'll have more fun on the Breeze. So my reasons (if I sail Carnival) will be:

 

1. Fun, relaxed atmosphere

2. Casual, relaxed dress code

3. Platinum benefits

[janetz]

This sums it up for us pretty good. I really don't want to play dress up on vacation. I know some people like it, we prefer not to. I appreciate the fact that Carnival doesn't really force it on you like some of the other lines.

 

We found a couple of really good rates for Alaska on HAL and Princess for this coming summer. What made us ultimately decide against it was that it just seemed like it would be too stuffy forour taste.[/ QUOTE]

 

 

 

QUOTE: seemed like it would be too stuffy for our taste.

 

 

Princess is pretty far away from stuffy. Cruise lines do not "force' you to dress in a particular way. Being loyal to one line is fine but if you have never tried a certain line then you really can not comment about that line. You would want to be sure what you are stating is correct and you are not. ;)

Edited January 27, 2014 by janetz

[AtSeaWithChris]

Price

Great price value of food and activities

I have no reason to look elsewhere at this point.

 

 

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[jeta62]

Price

Great place for my kids to meet other kids!

Very friendly

 

 

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[glrounds]

I haven't seen Mr Pete either for some time. I don't think he's too enthralled with Carnival mainly over the loyalty program and dining.

Firefly has always been a cruiser of multiple lines and very knowledgeable about budget cruising. I miss both of their comments.

 

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[2Shoes2Go]

1. Irresistible prices

2. Social aspect. Know many officers and crew we like to visit, as well as friends

3. Comfort of a very relaxed atmosphere (fun)

 

We enjoy both Carnival and Royal, but for different reasons.

[PC Cruisin]

Although we prefer NCL overall, my wife and I will continue to cruise on Carnival for the following 3 reasons:

 

1 - Comedy shows (adult R-rated of course)

2 - Half Moon Cay (paradise on earth)

3 - Cheap prices (good vacation value)

 

What are your top 3 reasons for remaining loyal to Carnival?

 

• Price
  
• Great Service
  
• Serenity Deck
  

[bptex]

They sail out of two ports near me

Good prices

I've always had good experiences.

[FlaCruiser007]

Value

Lots of ships to choose from

Convenient ports nearby

Always have a Fun time

(Oops that's 4)

 

 

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[Cakraz]

1) All our past Carnival cruises were perfect and much fun

2) Platinum status

3) Best value for our money

[Georgiagolfer]

I haven't seen Mr Pete either for some time. I don't think he's too enthralled with Carnival mainly over the loyalty program and dining.

Firefly has always been a cruiser of multiple lines and very knowledgeable about budget cruising. I miss both of their comments.

 

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Mr. Pete is not listed under the general membership any longer. Firefly is still there, but there are no posts under her name since September 2012.

[misstopgun]

-Carnival passengers are everyday people, not smug and pretentious as you find on other cruise lines. it doesn't matter where we are today, hubby and I began life in blue collar America, and we choose to hang with like kind.

-Carnival crew are fantastic! Friendlier and more personal than other cruise lines.

-Carnival is our comfort zone. We are diamond and know what to expect and what we want to do each and every cruise. Our main objective is relaxation, which is harder to do while figuring out the in's and out's of a different cruise line.

[PaulMedik]

Although we prefer NCL overall, my wife and I will continue to cruise on Carnival for the following 3 reasons:

 

1 - Comedy shows (adult R-rated of course)

2 - Half Moon Cay (paradise on earth)

3 - Cheap prices (good vacation value)

 

What are your top 3 reasons for remaining loyal to Carnival?

 

 

1. Half Moon Cay

2. Warm Chocolate Melting Cake

3. Aft Wraps

 

 

Two of the three are mandatory on every cruise and this April we'll get all three. :cool: Would prefer to get all three every time, but sometimes the itinerary doesn't include Half Moon Cay. :mad:

[Cruise life]

It seems the general theme of these responses is

*value

*service

*fun

 

Although a "budget" line, i suspect there are many white collar cruisers on-board that know money can buy comfort, but it can't buy happiness. I remember our owner's suite, such an amazing space, but we didn't have family or friends sailing with us on that one so it was not our most memorable experience. Our most memorable? Three cabins, all OV, with lots of our closest peeps visiting Nassau and LSC! I could sail on the World and be utterly miserable if I believed money was the reason for my joy. What a sad place to be in life.

[Isasprings]

For us is

(1)staff

(2)price

(3)FUN

But because I live so close to the POM and PEV this year I am going to try

MSC cruises or maybe princess, NCL and I would like to cruise on Carnival Breeze!

[Prinycesa07]

1. Price.

 

2. Ports closer to home.

 

3. Warm chocolate melting cake.

 

Honorable mention: Half Moon Cay! Best place i've ever been!

[Diamond Graham]

1. Diamond Status Benefits

2. Generally the best value pricing

3. Laid back atmosphere on board

 

(I have tried several other cruise lines as well, but continue to come back to Carnival)

[rubygigi]

-price

-Camp Carnival starts at age 2 (other lines start at 3 and we have two boys under 3!)

-family friendly

 

I do wish they'd go back to Europe and expand their US west coast itineraries. We love to cruise because we get to see so many places in one trip. Unfortunately we are running out of new ports to see with Carnival. :(

[gsu_paintballer]

Price. Nothing else, and there's no other reason that I should.

[jeepguyyyc]

1. Excellent value for your money (can't stay in a cheap hotel, rental a car and feed two people for the price of some cruises

2. Great service. Never had a bad experience with any Carnival staff.I love being called by my name as a walk down the hallway to or from our stateroom

3. Love the older ships, Fantasy class. Easy to find everything,

[Disconnections]

I don't have a single reason to stay loyal to Carnival Cruise Lines. After the loyalty program was devalued, the only thing left is the shareholder's benefit... which I can use on other Carnival Corporation & plc. cruise lines.

[MuffyKismet]

1. They don't call in the "Fun Ships" for no reason!

 

2. Pricing always better then the others

 

3. Cabin room sizes are bigger!

[StaceySteveDMB]

1. Itineraries: Carnival has more ports that they visit during a cruise and have a greater variety of ports

 

2. Cost: I have yet to find a similar itinerary on other lines that comes close to the piece of a Carnival cruise

 

3. Food: we have not sailed RCCL but found Carnival to have much better good options than NCL

 

I am sure one day we will check out the other lines but right now we are enjoying and having fun on Carnival.

 

 

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